Writing with different sentence structuresGrade 4 2013-2014

Remember, a sentence… expresses a complete thought has correct punctuation and

capitalization contains a subject and a predicate

In order to remember what subjects and predicates are, let us sing as we watch this clip.

Let’s Practice!

Read and understand pages 140- 141 on Subject and Predicate. Then, answer pages 141- 142, exercises D and E.

Why should we know what subjects

and predicates are?

Does knowing the parts of a sentence

(subject and predicate) help us

write complete sentences? How?

PARAGRAPH 1

Ludy loves to sing. Bunny loves to perform through dancing. Everyday, Ludy practices. Bunny rehearses every weekend. They both practice seriously. They become better and better.

PARAGRAPH 2

Ludy sings and Bunny dances. Ludy practices everyday but Bunny only rehearses every weekend. They both practice seriously so they become better and better.

Which of the two paragraphs was easier to

read?

Which has smoother flow

of details?

PARAGRAPH 1

Ludy loves to sing. Bunny loves to perform through dancing. Everyday, Ludy practices. Bunny rehearses every weekend. They both practice seriously. They become better and better.

PARAGRAPH 2

Ludy sings and Bunny dances. Ludy practices everyday but Bunny only rehearses every weekend. They both practice seriously so they become better and better.

Now that we can write complete

sentences, the next thing we

should target is making our complete sentences

interesting to read.

Writers use different

structures or forms of

sentences so details can flow

smoothly. These different

structures make writing

interesting for readers.

Sentence Structures:• Simple sentence• Compound sentence• Complex sentence• Compound-complex sentence

SIMPLE SENTENCE COMPOUND SENTENCE-has one subject (noun or pronoun)- has one predicate (verb)

Examples:1.John swims everyday. 2.Jenny colored her artwork.

-two sentences connected by FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet , So), or a semicolon.

Examples: 1.John swims everyday, and he records his progress. 2.Jenny drew; Mark colored their artwork.

Remember!A compound sentence is made up of two sentences.

There should be TWO SUBJECTS (nouns or pronouns), and TWO PREDICATES (verbs).

SIMPLE SENTENCE COMPOUND SENTENCEJohn and Jenny swim everyday.

= 2 nouns but only ONE verb

John swims everyday, and Jenny records his progress. = 2 nouns and 2 verbs connected by FANBOYS

Remember!A compound sentence is made up of two sentences.

There should be TWO SUBJECTS (nouns or pronouns), and TWO PREDICATES (verbs).

SIMPLE SENTENCE COMPOUND SENTENCEJohn swims and records his progress everyday. = 2 verbs but only ONE noun

John swims everyday, and Jenny records his progress. = 2 nouns and 2 verbs connected by FANBOYS

Are these simple or compound sentences?

1.Practice makes perfect. 2.Practice and hard work make someone perfect. 3. Delilah performs everyday and her mom captures her performance in video. 4. Her mom feels proud; she shows her daughter’s video to her friends. 5. Delilah prays and offers her talent to God.

Read the following sentences. What’s wrong with them?

1.Delilah performs everyday but her mom captures her performance in video. 2. Her mom feels proud or she shows her daughter’s video to her friends.

How can these be improved?

What might happen if we do not use the correct connectors?

Remember!Using the correct connectors

(FANBOYS) helps us communicate our ideas better. Our readers or listeners will also understand the sense of our sentences immediately.

Let us Practice!Supply the most appropriate

connector (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So).

1.Maddy never stops believing in herself , _____ she never stops practicing. 2. She sometimes gets frustrated, _____ she always keeps a positive attitude. 3. Marge supports her all the way, _____ Maddy becomes more optimistic.

More Practice!Using the most appropriate connector

(For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So), combine the two sentences into compound sentences.

1.Marge practices everyday. She gets better and better in swimming. 2. Maddy spends her afternoon practicing. She uses her time studying.

Why should we use variety of sentence structures when writing?

In what ways can sentence structure variety help us in communicating our ideas?

Now that you have more ideas in making our written outputs more interesting through using variety of sentence structures, it is now time to apply what we know.

Writing Activity # 1

TASK: Write a thanksgiving prayer for the living signs of God’s love using variety of sentence structures and by following steps of the Writing Process.

Note: Written output is an integrated activity with CLE.

There are five steps in the WRITING PROCESS.

Writing is one of the important skills that can be learned and developed.

Writing can be improved through a process or a step by step method.

Drafting

Proofreading/ Editing

Revising

Presenting/ Publishing

Prewriting

Drafting

Proofreading/ Editing

Revising

Presenting/ Publishing

Prewriting

To know more on how the Writing Process flows, let us watch Tim and Moby.

Take note on what happens or occurs on each stage of the process in your NB # 3.

Let us Recall!What occurs during the following stages of the Writing Process?

1.Prewriting2.Drafting3.Proofreading/ Editing4.Revising 5.Publishing/ Presenting

Activities for the Day: Brainstorming for one’s life blessings Writing of draft based on brainstorming notes Short encounter on proofreading Proofreading of draft

Pre-writing Stage

STEP 1: In your NB # 4, make a web containing the blessings you are thankful for. Include important people, things, experiences in you blessings web.

MY LIFE’S BLESSINGS

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

THINGS

MY EXPERIENCES

Pre-writing StageSTEP 2: Why are you thankful for these blessings? Why do you consider them as living signs of God’s love? What can you do to share the goodness of these blessings to others?

Answer these questions in your NB # 4. Just use phrases in answering.

Activities for the Day: Brainstorming for one’s life blessingsWriting of draft based on brainstorming notes Short encounter on proofreading Proofreading of draft Writing of final output

Drafting StageIn drafting your prayer, make

sure to have the following parts:

A- AdorationC- ContritionT- Thanksgiving S- Supplication

Drafting Stage• Turn your phrases into sentences

A- AdorationC- ContritionT- ThanksgivingS- Supplication

A- ADORATIONWrite 1 to 2 sentences that show your respect, love and praise to the Almighty God. C- CONTRITION

Write 1 to 2 sentences that show regret and apology to your wrongdoings.

Drafting Stage• Turn your phrases into sentences

A- AdorationC- ContritionT- ThanksgivingS- Supplication

T- THANKSGIVING Go back to your blessings web. Write 4 to 5 sentences expressing your gratitude for your blessings. Include reasons why you are thankful for them.

Drafting Stage• Turn your phrases into sentences

A- AdorationC- ContritionT- ThanksgivingS- Supplication

S- SUPPLICATION Write 2 to 3 sentences of your heart’s requests to the Almighty God. Include in this part your wish on sharing the goodness of the blessings you have in your life to others.

Activities for the Day: Brainstorming for one’s life blessingsWriting of draft based on brainstorming notesShort encounter on proofreading Proofreading of draft Writing of final output

Finally, it is time to clean up errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage and that is done in the 3rd step of the process or EDITING.

In this step, Proofreading Symbols are used.

Why should we proofread?

Subject-verb agreement

Missing word

Phrases

Spelling errorsPunctuation

Pronouns

Capitalization

Capitalization

No matter how good your ideas are, if your written work is full of errors, what do you think will happen?

Remember!

Your readers may focus on your mistakes and may ignore your overall point. So, always proofread your work!

Activities for the Day: Short encounter on proofreading Proofreading of draft Writing of final output

Editing and Proofreading:

a. Look at your draft. Check your word choices, spelling, punctuations and capitalization. Apply the proofreading symbols given.

Use a different colored pen.

Editing and Proofreading:

b. Exchange paper with a partner. Check your partner’s word choices, spelling, punctuations and capitalization. Apply the proofreading symbols given.

Use a different colored pen.

4. RevisionRead your prayer to yourself. Look at the corrections done by your partner. Make the necessary changes only.

Activities for the Day: Short encounter on proofreading Proofreading of draft Writing of final output

5. Publishing: Write the final copy of your prayer on your CLE Session 1- Journal 12. Write your name, grade and section.

Remember: a. Write legibly. b. Avoid erasures/ corrections